As far as take aways from the class so far, I've had two that I'd like to touch on. On the first night, I was struck by the connections that people drew between globalization and outsourcing. I feel that outsourcing is a component of globalization, but not the entire puzzle. I think that most of us look at this that way because we are in the United States where most globalization practices are uni-directional(outward). Where as in developing countries, or even some developed countries, globalization may be more bi- or -multi-directional.
Secondly, the element of discovery that Alison touched on, has been eye opening to me. As I mentioned in class on Saturday regarding the card game, my behavior was drastically altered by the inability to speak during the game. I became a much more passive participant in the game than I would have been if I could have articulated myself whenever something came up. I've always fallen on the side of outspoken, but never realized how much of a "crutch", if you will, the spoken word was to me.
I can't wait to discover more surprises from the remaining simulations and evaluations that we will complete during this class.
As an extrovert I can sympathize with using talking as a crutch. Even harder I've learned that my face is so expressive that I need to be very careful when silently talking to myself, because although I'm not speaking vocally my face is. I also agree with you that more of the MBA classes should be structured this way. I've been personally challenged in ways that I wasn't expecting. I have made a direct effort to make some changes in my behavior to try and be more open minded due to specific feedback I've received in this class.
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